Earlier this year, I penned a post Why buying a house is similar to raising a kid. Then, after months of searching for the perfect house (and going bonkers in the process), we found our ‘dream home’ (looks dreamy in the pictures and in our…
No introduction needed for this one. If you’re mothering a boy, you will just KNOW these. And relate! 1. Farts are the centre point of your son’s existence, and the source of most jokes 2. You will find yourself saying one of these sentences at…
Ok, five might be a small number when it comes to a list of annoying/ difficult things we mums have to go through while bringing up our little monsters cherubs. There’s the big one – pregnancy and childbirth – to welcome you to motherhood. Then…
If you’ve been following my blog posts about Little Man’s developing vocabulary, you would know by now that some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth is exhilaratingly funny (as is the case with most toddlers). If this is the first post you…
My three-and-a-half year old son loves his cars and superheroes and other ‘boy’ things. As a three-year-old boy should. He also loves pretend-playing superheroes and transformers with us. On days when he’s not at nursery, and hubster’s at work, I am his partner-in-crime / companion but when…
You might’ve read my post ‘The A-Z of Parenting‘ which, as the name suggests, is an alphabetical list of things we do, emotions we feel and experiences we have as parents. But there are some things that are unique to mums (physically and emotionally), and only…
You could say I’m having an affair. If you saw us together, you would think it. Hubster knows. I’m sure my son suspects a fond likeness between us, too. My friends know. Most of them. It’s no secret, really. And… I’m not ashamed. To proclaim…
Confession 1: Yes, we still co-sleep. Confession 2: No, I don’t always like it… Confession 3: But it works for us, and there are some things I do love about it. There. I said it. My son is 3.5 years old and yes, we still…
Motherhood is so complex, so challenging, and if we’re going to be honest, not exactly easy. There’s another human to care for – 24/7 – with minimal sleep and maximum coffee. In time, there are tantrums to deal with and tears to wipe. The laundry…
The comedy Boss Baby is out in cinemas. No, I haven’t seen it, although I’ve seen the trailer and heard the ad on radio. The name struck me as fascinating… and my imagination led to this post. BOSS and BABY – two words that pretty…
